The Waiting Game伺机而动的策略

　　读故事

　　It was the night before tickets were to be available for the football grand final.Spirits were high and a long queue had developed outside the ticket office.Fans had waited all year, hoping their team would qualify for this big event, and were now prepared to queue overnight in the hope that they could see this qualification lead to victory.

　　To fill in time, some would quiz the opposing fans about their team's achievements and failures, or conduct a quiz to see who knew the most about players.Others preferred to read the football club's magazine so they could quote statistics or read a quotation by a favorite player.Occasionally, somebody would appear to quit the lineup, but return soon after, when they risked being accused of jumping the queue.

　　The only person who didn't seem happy to be there was the hot dog man, whose quote for operating the stand didnt enable him to earn enough income to buy a ticket.

　　记单词

　　qualification 1.资格，资格证明，合格证书2.限制，限定，限定性条件

　　qualify (使)胜任，(使)具有资格，(使)合格

　　queue (人或车辆的)行列，长队

　　vi (up)排(成)队(等候)

　　jump the/a queue不按次序排队，插队

　　quit 1.停止，放弃2.离开，辞(职)

　　quiz 1.智力竞赛，问答比赛

　　2.小测验vt 考查，盘问

　　quotation 1.引文，引语，语录2.报价，牌价，行情

　　quote 引用，援引n 1.引文，引语2.报价，牌价3.[pl]引号

　　在足球总决赛门票开始出售的前晚上，人们情绪高涨，在售票室外面，排起了长队。球迷们等待了一年，希望他们的球队能有资格参加这一重大赛事。现在他们已经准备好整夜排队，希望能够看到比赛资格最终能走向胜利。

　　为了打发时间，一些球迷会考问对方球迷对他们队胜负情况的了解，或者进行问答比赛，看看谁对球员最为熟悉。其他人则更愿意阅读足球俱乐部的杂志，这样他们谈论比赛时就能够引用统计数据，或者读自己最喜爱的球员的引语。偶尔也会有人离开队伍，可一会儿又回来了，这样做有一定的危险，因为别人会说他们插队。

　　那里只有卖热狗的人看上去不太高兴，他那个摊位的报价没法让他挣到足够的钱去买球票。

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